The Brisbane Heat’s First Nations Jersey Auction is now LIVE! Each current Heat squad member’s jersey from this summer’s First Nations Round will be signed and made available to the highest bidder as part of the auction. All money raised will be donated to the Queensland Cricket Foundation to assist the Foundation’s purpose of making cricket more accessible and to fund programs and initiatives in Indigenous communities.
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The men’s team will proudly don the newest design of the First Nations jersey at their away game against the Sydney Sixers in Coffs Harbour on 3 December. Fans will also see the team wear the jersey again at the Heat’s First Nations Round against the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday 7 January at 6:15pm at The Gabba.
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The latest playing strip was worn for the first time in the Heat’s Weber WBBL First Nation’s Round match against the Melbourne Renegades at Allan Border Field in November.
The story behind the Heat’s latest First Nations jersey
The playing strip is an evolution from the original First Nations Round playing strip as worn for the past two seasons.
This year’s design has a centrepiece in Heat colours on the front of the shirt that depicts the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Woolloongabba (“place of whirling water”.)
The dots and wavy lines represent the flowing waterholes.
There are 87 strokes that represent the first-class wickets taken by the trail-blazing Aboriginal great, Eddie Gilbert who played 23 games for Queensland in the 1930s.
The same design will feature on the brim of the Heat’s First Nations playing cap and on the sleeve of the playing shirts.
WBBL Heat batter Mikayla Hinkley, a proud Kunja woman who traces her Indigenous heritage to the county around Cunnamulla, south of Charleville in western Queensland, had a role in designing the First Nations Round playing shirt. She collaborated with Brisbane Indigenous artist, and close friend, Delores McDonald (“Aunty Delly”) to create the jersey.
The design also recognises the Brisbane River, with its abundance of foods, plus animal and human tracks, which is illustrated on the long sleeve versions of the shirt by the Rainbow serpent/snake. This motif represents both male and female players.
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The back of the playing shirt contains a Circle representing the Gabba, with the lines radiating out from it illustrating the journeys the teams take to and from the ground. The ochre and red oxide circles signify the land on which the Gabba is located, a special place where all are included and welcome.
For your chance to own a special piece of Heat memorabilia, be sure to place your bid in this year’s auction.